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Question number: 278

Question

PRINCIPLE: In case where the government is a party, the government shall be first owner of the copyright in the work unless there is an agreement to the contrary.

FACTS: The Government of the State of X entered into an agreement with a retired professor of Botany. The professor agreed to write a text book on Botany. The government agreed to pay a sum of Rs. 10 lac to the professor for this work.

Choices

Choice (4)

Response

a.

The professor shall be first owner of copyright in the text book only, if he refuses to accept the amount of Rs. 10 Lakh from the government

b.

The Government of the State of X shall be first owner of copyright in the text book

c.

The Government of the State of X and the professor shall be the joint owners of copyright in the text book